JULIAN BREAM MASTERCLASS - VILLA - LOBOS PRELUDE NO.1

[Joeyboiification]

Jules has da tekkerz.

[maskedknight0]

WOW that's one bad combover.

[thenamesfrancisco]

thank God for youtube

[capitalismforme]

He's exactly right in his teaching but he's not explaining it very well in my opinion. I guess that's the difference between a player and a teacher. He should be explaining that he's looking for "feeling" and "separation of the notes". It would be much easier to understand from the teacher. Incidentally, I'm both a teacher and a player but of a different instrument...the violin. In any event, the teacher is completely correct.

[oldwhtman]

What could be more daunting and frustrating than attempting to emulate a gifted master. If mastery of the instrument were simply the result of teaching and practice we could all be Julian Breams. But, of course, what he can/could do is the manifestation of talent not just hard work and practice. You can't turn a donkey into a race horse just by training it.

[mwmcbroom]

Looks like the student is playing a Kohno. A good guitar, but it doesn't hold a candle to Bream's. Yes, Bream is a man who knows how to extract beautiful tone from a guitar, but still. That guitar of his sounds magnificent. Worlds better than that Kohno -- or whatever it is.

Bream's interpretation of this piece also shows his mastery, and it seems to be lost to an extent on the student.

[borowczyk76]

Even though all that criticism is very constructive, I would have shit my pants if I were in his student's seat... so kudos to him for taking it all in stride.

[dlevita]

his student does admirably in the face of that genius... thank you for this incredible snapshot and look at one of the greatest musicians to walk the earth in the 20th century....

[sleazebee]

bream makes me cream...sorry that was gross and uncalled for. he rules tho

[hammypoopsagain]

@sleazebee you meant to say "Bream makes me spunk"? And yes you are gross and uncalled for :) I just figured it out! Super Mario only speaks Italian and he can't understand a word Bream is saying to him. Bream hates that dude. Reminds me of an old teacher of ours hating an old colleague of ours :) WAAAA hahahahahaha

[chrisxcore19]

Bream was so far ahead of his peers...from the days he started, all through his career, just amazingly better then anyone of his time...save maybe even ground with Segovia, despite their styles and preferred writings being different. Just amazing.

[weemarky]

meet this amazing gentle old guy,,and he took time to sign his name and best wishes..sweet man..god bless this is magic thakyou

[Lawrence81392]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. Godbless...

[lamecasuelas2]

holy fuck!!!

[MrGuitarcat]

The student is George Brassens ? :-))))

[goaliesrule3034]

3:30 - "Go fuck yourself".

[terrormonkey1]

@goaliesrule3034 Hahahahah!!! you know it dude....! "bloody bastard bitch julian!!!! u promised you would not do this!!!!!! "

[Flamencanta]

where is no 2...

[PrivateBuckwheat]

Bleeehhhhh mono sound only coming from the left channel. I'm listening with headphones and it's really hurting my ears because the right ear wants to hear something.

[pablomiel19]

I can´t hear it

there´s something wrong with de audio :(

[voljakat]

Thx too the internet.

Best class I ever had

[nitsugabarrios87]

imposible no tocar bien si tenes un maestro como julian dejate de joder jajaja...

[soul0606]

Helped me a lot :D

[pistachioguy]

Everything Bream says is absolutely true - this is one piece he owns.

The first time I listened to his recording of the 5 preludes on an old green LP was a monumental day in my life, and made me turn to classical guitar.

Even now, after almost 20 years of playing, I never cease to be amazed by the man's musical sensibility.

[anonymous668]

I don't agree with this mans opinion on the chords that you play in between the notes of the melody. I think that you have to give changes in those chords more time for the listener to really get into

[gettempapa]

Really incredibly useful advice for anyone learning this piece.

[MrZardoz777]

Re Villa-Lobos' take, Bream apparently won him over. He had misgivings at first, but wound up buying stacks of Bream's record and giving them out as Christmas gifts.

Amazing how Bream memorizes every detail of a performance and has something to say about each part.

[darckdiabloXboxLive]

Exelente

[silphscope]

OMFG supermario can play villa lobos. o.0

[GinoTheSinner]

Yes he highlighted some important stuff there... but spending too much time on that piece. I would want to learn about how to color/phrase/put momentum in great pieces like chaconne, Tarregas works, Albeniz and so on

[jeff551z]

nice comb-over

[essej765]

nice moustache....

[key2kingdom]

Is that Cheryl Grice in the audience?

[GTCooper223]

This guy is just not into the lesson...like he's bored.

[HitokiriDiaz]

I have some questions for people who play this piece or have the sheet-music:

I see everybody (Williams, Breams, Santos, this guy) plays a C-sharp as the first note of the 18th bar (18th bar without counting the first B-note), and in my sheet-music there's a C written down; so a C with the denial sign.

And some play the low E-string for the second time in the 4th bar with de D and in mine it's written down in the 6thbar with the B.

Thanks.

[TheHandsomeCrab]

@HitokiriDiaz There are quite a few different versions of this piece.

[HitokiriDiaz]

@TheHandsomeCrab But there must be a original version I think..

[TheHandsomeCrab]

Music is so easy to do well, and so easy to do wrong.

[HitokiriDiaz]

@TheHandsomeCrab Easy to do well?

[TheHandsomeCrab]

@HitokiriDiaz Well it's easy for Julian Bream.

[HitokiriDiaz]

@TheHandsomeCrab So if it's easy for Bream, it's easy to do well? I don't really follow where you're going..

[TheHandsomeCrab]

@HitokiriDiaz Easy little things like arpeggiating and hanging on the a-major chord at 2:21 instead of quickly chopping through it like Mr Moustache does.

Or slowing the tempo down a little.

SO yeah I mean it, this piece, like all music is easy to do well, and easy to do badly.

[Thill1116]

@TheHandsomeCrab and you can do neither, im sure

[WilliamEGD]

It's astonishing how much musicality was added to the piece through Breams instruction.

[CarlosMacMartin]

Wow! Great teacher & performer.My favorite out of the "Big 3".

[Mkamalid]

@CarlosMacMartin To be honest there's quiet a few Great performers, but Media is not so passionate about a person playing intelligent music. rather someone singing about how much money he makes. Anyways, They're Big 3 indeed.

[Pipixcan1]

Just love Julian Bream. I was priveledged to see him in concert in the 80's. A great pioneer for the guitar. He doesn't beat about the bush with shallow complements for the player (who played the piece very well actually). What remarkable knowledge and passion for his instrument. Come on Julian..lets have one last concert performance from you!!

[bigmuso123]

did he say really rip it at 7.04 , sweet

[MinGophers]

anyone know what lovely chord he is playing at 8:58

[hellhammer161]

@MinGophers it's an Am7 chord. just play the basic Am7 position but add the G on the 3rd fret of the first string with your pinky.

[WilliamEGD]

@MinGophers I believe it's a B major

[sbrod002]

nice

[pauljannone123]

I really like this song, And i love the way Bream's so passionate about this piece of music, But i can't help wondering what Villa-Lobos Would have made of Bream's performance.

[ArjanAJ]

Lol you gotta love the Spartan approach. Nice clip.

[OGERMAIN]

Excellent masterclass.

[larryjohnny]

This is wonderful, thank you for sharing !

[keto6789]

I love Bream!! He's the man. He's right into Villa lobos ... don't rush the music, enjoy it!

[6672rock]

I love how the melody of this piece is played on the bass notes while the higher register plays the chords in the beginning. it sets a really somber yet beautiful mood, if that makes any sense. Then, it goes from a minor tonality and opens up to an upbeat, beautiful major tonality. Villa Lobos really knew the intricacies of the guitar and how to make it sing with an almost angelic quality.

[metalcoreaddict]

This is a very helpful video, I am playing this piece for an audition and it's really helping with the understanding and rendering of the song.

[mathers1693]

this helped when learning the piece my self. a great man julian bream is

[guitarlearnerperu]

Great!, thanks for posting.

[IanLewis80]

Bream's understanding of music is wonderful.

[OGERMAIN]

@IanLewis80 I agree

[wchyme]

Bream seems a bit pissed as well by the lack of musicality this guy can produce... a strong technique, but man, no love for the music he's playing at all...

Bream is right: this piece is extremely romantic and the contrast between the two distinct parts has to be built with tact...

[raycewest]

you have no way of telling how much someone loves music

[thebeatcreeper]

Bream is such a mellow guy until music is concerned and you see him getting really irritable!!

[Cleverreason]

@thebeatcreeper He doesn't irritable to me, he just seems very passionate.

[thebeatcreeper]

that guy looks a bit pissed off that Bream criticized his performance!

[gextvedde]

i've been working on this piece & this video has helped me move from just reciting the correct notes to a half decent performance. Bream is the man!